One of the shooting victims at the Seattle Jewish federation is recovering despite an enormous loss of blood and a heart attack. Christina Rexroad, a devout Christian, is an accountant at the federation. One person was killed and five wounded when a Pakistani American, Naveed Afzal Haq, allegedly shot them July 28 after making anti-Semitic comments.
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